Christ's Hospital — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2023
Christ's Hospital set this 11+ English paper in 2023. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 7 questions worth 80 marks in a 80-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 11+ English paper from Christ's Hospital (2023). 7 questions, 80 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 11+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- Christ's Hospital
- Entry level
- 11+
- Subject
- English
- Year
- 2023
- Questions
- 7
- Marks
- 80
- Timed mode
- 80 minutes
- Updated
- 7 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Creative Writing
- Literary Analysis
- Reading Comprehension
Questions in this paper (3 of 7)
- Question 1written answer · 2 marks
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL - Entrance Tests, ENGLISH, Year 7. 'A GRAVE MISUNDERSTANDING'. There are two sections. In Section A you read the passage and answer the questions. In Section B you continue the story. You have five minutes to read the passage first, then about 30 minutes on each section. [Cover picture: a colour photograph of a beagle - a tan, white and black hound with long floppy ears - stan…
- Question 2written answer · 11 marks
Reread paragraph 2. ‘that green and quiet place where people bury their bones and never dig them up…’ What sort of place do you think the dog is describing? Using the same sort of doggy language write a sentence to describe (a) A park (b) A pub ‘I stopped. I glared. I growled.’ Using your own words, say exactly what the dog does in each of these verbs. Stopped Glared Growled
- Question 3written answer · 12 marks
In paragraph 3 there are several phrases which describe the girl the 'Person' meets and the 'Person's' reaction to her. In a sentence of your own words say what each of these phrases tell you about the way the Person or the girl was looking or behaving. (i) her eyes were very come-hitherish (ii) with a foolish smile (iii) with Springtime in his eyes (iv) she breathed, in a silky voice
4 further questions in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Christ's Hospital — 11+ English Entrance Exam 2023?
7 questions with 80 marks in total; Hearthprep's timed mode allows 80 minutes. It covers Creative Writing, Literary Analysis, Reading Comprehension. Christ's Hospital set it as a 11+ English paper.
How long is the Christ's Hospital 11+ English paper?
This paper's cover carries no time, so Hearthprep's timed mode allows 80 minutes for 80 marks and shows the clock on screen as your child answers. It is our estimate, not Christ's Hospital's.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. The first 3 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 4 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Christ's Hospital paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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